bounded

American  

[baun-did] / ˈbaʊn dɪd /

adjective

1. having bounds or limits.

2. Mathematics.

   1. (of a function) having a range with an upper bound and a lower bound.

   2. (of a sequence) having the absolute value of each term less than or equal to some specified positive number.

   3. (of the variation of a function) having the variation less than a positive number.

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bounded British  

/ ˈbaʊndɪd /

adjective

1. (of a set) having a bound, esp where a measure is defined in terms of which all the elements of the set, or the differences between all pairs of members, are less than some value, or else all its members lie within some other well-defined set

2. (of an operator, function, etc) having a bounded set of values

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Other Word Forms

• boundedness
  noun
• boundedly
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of bounded

First recorded in 1590–1600; bound ³ + -ed ²

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Example Sentences

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bounded

Williamson’s game-winner bounced off the dirt near home plate, kicking up a cloud of white chalk as it bounded high over Jake Bauers’ head and into right field.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

In its early years, the country bounded across a continent with the Louisiana Purchase, the annexation of Texas and the conquest of California.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

The evacuation area is bounded roughly by Orange Avenue to the north, Juniper Road to the west, Santa Rosa Mine Road and San Jacinto Avenue to the south and Old Elsinore Road to the east.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Fleetwood conceded an over-zealous approach on the ninth - which bounded through the baked green and led to a bogey - was a "terrible mistake".

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Cesariano provides perfectly conventional illustrations of the Aristotelian universe as a series of bounded spheres.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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